Articles | Volume 23, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2339-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2339-2019
Technical note
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14 May 2019
Technical note |  | 14 May 2019

Technical Note: On the puzzling similarity of two water balance formulas – Turc–Mezentsev vs. Tixeront–Fu

Vazken Andréassian and Tewfik Sari

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In this Technical Note, we present two water balance formulas: the Turc–Mezentsev and Tixeront–Fu formulas. These formulas have a puzzling numerical similarity, which we discuss in detail and try to interpret mathematically and hydrologically.